Hi!!
I have a few questions regarding the above technology:
Please send answers to: dsalloum at is2.dal.ca
1. Does a biotinylated DNA fragment migrate differently in
Agarose gel (2%) than a non-biotinylated version.
2. Do you have any suggestion as to why primary PCR using a 5'
biotinylated primer(F6B) with a reverse primer R6 on
chromosomal DNA doesn't give a product of expected size while
the non-biotinylated primer (F6) with R6 gives the right
product?
3.Does the fact that I run a secondary PCR on a an amplicon,
using the same primers lead to a slightly longer amplicon for the
second reaction.
4. Is a 30% conjugation efficiency(determined by using
radioactively labeled amplicon) considered acceptable for a 5'
biotinylated 285 bp fragment?
5. Is there much concern for running a mobility shift assay using
a biotinylated amplicon? ie. Biotin binding protein etc?
6. Does a biotin cause th primer to associate with other regions
of the DNA 'cos when I amplify chromosomal DNA using one
biotinylated primer without it's reverse primer, I get an amplicon
of high molecular weight.
I hope to hear some suggestions soon 'cos my thesis defense is
on march 25.
:)
Danny.